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Due to low numbers this event has been canceled. The event will be held in Knoxville next year with the information (date, site) being set at a much earlier time than this years was.

Eastern Worlds Wrestling Championship will be held in Knoxville, TN on May 16-17. This event is operated by Jack Roler, who also operates the Tulsa Nationals. This event, may become part of the series of events that is part of the Tulsa National event series of Jack Roler events. This is the last day of registration. Just google Jack Roler and the web site will appear. Scroll down to Eastern Worlds Tournament and there you will find directions to register. We do need table worker help. We need 2 adults per table, not a volunteer position, each table will receive $200. If you are interested please email me at seaauwrestling@gmail.com

To register go to www.worldofwrestling-roller.com/‎

May 16 - 17, 2014 WORLD OF WRESTLING PRESENTS – EASTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE: May 16 - 17, 2014 SITE: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Coliseum 500 Howard Baker Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915 RULES: Oklahoma Modified National Federation High School Rules (mini- mum rest between matches and maximum number of matches in a day not in effect). Hair code & fingernails will be enforced by referees. Hair cover (if required) must be with wrestler at weigh-in. Head gear required for 15 & Under age group. ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries must be received by May 9, 2014. No late entries. Must make weight as entered. No changes after entry deadline. Limited to the first 1,800 entries. FEE: $30.00 per entry must be pre-paid. Online registration only. Wrestler may enter only one weight class and only one age group. Please pay and enter as a team when possible. No refunds! FORMAT: Collegiate style. Double Elimination. No seeding. Challenge for second format. Referee decisions final. All protests to be directed to tournament directors. All age protests must be made before final match on protested wrestler’s first day of wrestling. Birth certificates must be available if requested by tournament officials. WEIGHTS 6 & under - Must not be 7 before 9/1/13 (9-01-06/Present) 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 60, 61-70 LT HWT, 71-UP HWT 8 & Under - Must not be 9 before 9/1/13 (9-01-04/8-31-06) 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 75, 85, 86-100 LT HWT, 101-UP HWT 10 & Under - Must not be 11 before 9/1/13 (9-01-02/8-31-04) 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 111-130 LT HWT, 131- UP HWT 12 & Under - Must not be 13 before 9/1/13 (9-01-00/8-31-02) 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 120, 130, 145, 146-160 LT HWT, 161-UP HWT 15 & Under - Must not be 16 before 9/1/13 (9-01-97/8-31-00) (+3 lb. allowance) 75, 82, 89, 95, 101, 108, 115, 125, 135, 145, 157, 175, 200, 285 SPECIAL GUESTS: Danny Hodge and Shane Roller expected and others tba. TIME PERIODS: 6 and 8 & Under 1-1-1 including finals. 10, 12, and 15 & Under 11/2 - 11/2 -11/2 including finals. Consolations Matches 1-1-1. Overtime – NFHS rules. See website for Rules & Guidelines. AWARDS: 1st through 4th. Outstanding award in each age group based on a champion with most falls in least amount of time (including technical falls). Hard Luck–1st & 2nd Place Medals. Must be present to win awards! TENTATIVE SCHEDULE WEIGH-INS: (You must make weight in competition singlet) Hair cover (if required) must be with wrestler at weigh in. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 & Under Divisions 5-16-14 – 3:00 PM til 5:00 PM OPENING CEREMONIES (Arena): 5-16-14 – 7:00 PM WRESTLING BEGINS: 5-16-14 – 7:30 PM WRESTLING BEGINS: 5-17-14 – 9:00 AM through Finals (Times are estimated and may be adjusted at weigh-ins.) Wrestling times subject to change depending on number of entries. Contact Info: Jack Roller – 918-366-4411 Darrel Lauderdale – 865-755-7872 This is A National Tournament, So Absolutely No Late Entries Or Phone-Ins Will Be Accepted. Entries will be limited to the first 1,800. Don’t get left out! Approximately 25 states and 6,000 fans represented each day. # PRE-PAY • PRE-ENTER # Online registration: www.worldofwrestling-roller.com Hard Luck Tournament: Guaranteed 3 Matches – If you lose your first 2 matches you go to a single elimination bracket. Get more mat time and improve skills!

Hey Chad. I hate canceling a tournament and have rarely ever canceled but with pre-registration closing at 8 PM Thursday night and only 21 entries, it just did not seem fair to those traveling to PF or for our wrestling family who were planning on working the event (to make a little money for our Freestyle program). Just to big of a gamble to rely on "walk-ups". I have been asked about rescheduling, if we do, I will post the info on here. Busy weekend for wrestling. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TENNESSEE WRESTLERS HEADING TO VA BEACH!

DUE TO LACK OF ENTRIES THIS WEEKENDS SMOKY MOUNTAIN STAMPEDE FREESTYLE/GRECO-ROMAN TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Smoky Mountain Stampede Freestyle and Greco Tournament April 28, 2012 Pigeon Forge Middle School / Pigeon Forge, TN All Times are Eastern Standard Times Weigh ins : 8:00-9:00 AM Wrestling : 10:30 AM • Age Groups and Time Periods are posted on ‪www.tennwrestling.com website. • No Weight Classes will be used for Freestyle or Greco; wrestlers will be placed in round robin brackets of 3, 4, or 5 man groups based on their actual weights. • Medals : 1st – 3rd • Entry Fee: $ 20.00 (pre-registered) $ 30.00 (walk ups) $ 10.00 / style • Email all entries to Darrel Lauderdale ‪darrelllauderdale@sevier.org Or call 865-755-7872 by April 24th at 11:00 pm (Tues.) !!! Please include : Name, DOB, Club, USAW card #, Styles, Phone number, email address, Coach’s Name WE WILL BE WRESTLING GRECO FIRST SESSION AND FREESTYLE NEXT • Admission: $ 6.00 Adults, $ 3.00 Students, 5 and under free • There will be a light Concessions available. • Contact Greg Foreman for any further info. 865-256-4734

Random thoughts. I understand the concerns that people have about the lack of showers at the venue and how showering following every match can be help prevent skin conditions. Really, a wrestler should shower after every match, if possible. However 2 things; 1. I attend several tournaments a year and as soon as the tournament is over, teams load up and go without showering (i do know that several teams that attend our Smoky Mtn Duals, do shower before leaving the venue); 2. what is the point of showering if you wear the same singlet each match without washing it and wear your wrestling shoes off the mat, including wearing them outside and in the bathroom. I have attended each state tournament that has been held in the Expo center and I attended the TeamTN AAU States last year in Cookeville. I am allergic to one thing: DUST. However, i have never gotten sick following these events. My eyes were irritated and I had to use drops. I believe the dust from last years TeamTN States had a lot to do with those big fans they turned on which was blowing all the dirt down from the rafters, regardless, it was not the best conditions. I love the high school states when they where held in McClellan but we outgrew it. I loved it at the round house, but there were several "user unfriendly" things that would need to be addressed, especially PARKING and the expense of the site rental (which I was told was paid for by a private sponsor). I

I really do appreciate the kind words moon, however, there are so many people who have played a VITAL part in what has been created. Too many to name without leaving the names of some of those people out. So allow me to tell everyone who has been involved and who is currently involved with TeamTN YOU ALL SHOULD BE PROUD and I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE! THAT IS EVERYBODY, INCLUDING: YOUTH COACHES, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL COACHES (WHO SUPPORT THEIR FEEDER PROGRAMS), THE WRESTLERS, VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS, WRESTLING OFFICIALS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND ANY ONE ELSE THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED!

That was not the intention of my post WrestlingGod. However, wipes would be better than nothing.

Maybe an option to showers is to offer Body Wipes, similar to the ones listed below, to the coaches/teams. Maybe even get the a company that manufactures the wipes as a corporate sponsor who would donate the product(s) or at least a "special" discount for the Teams/wrestlers. Matguard Body Cleanse Sports Spray Defense Soap Defense Body Wipes Athleti-Derm Body Wipes The following statement is from a result of a study at a wrestling tournament in Minnesota. Soap-and-water wipes seem to be more effective in reducing skin infections compared with the no-treatment group. Just an idea.

So is Pigeon Forge and Alcoa

Larger school enrollment = larger pool of athletes to draw from, which is one of the reasons there are different divisions for other sports. I recall the complaining of Division I coaches about Division II schools having the advantage of Nation wide and state Wide recruiting base and this was not fair to the public schools, who did have have that same benefit. Tronado believes that only thing that matters is a wrestlers weight. What makes a wrestler a champion is having good drilling partners and competition in the wrestling room. Larger pool of athletes is a nice benefit to have to increase the possibility of increasing the numbers, quality wrestlers, in a room. Now I know that increase athlete pool is not the only factor that allows wrestling programs to be successful, coaching, admin. support, etc all play a part. I understand both sides of this issue.

In the Knoxville area: Civic Auditorium/Coliseum not where near large enough to hold the number of mates need. Thompson Boling Arena will not hold the 12 mats needed and the COST would ridiculous! I know what was paid to rent it for the last 2 AAU Junior Olympic Games! The suggestion of Carson Newman and King Univ. is not a good one due to lack of space and parking. In this area you would have a few choices: Knoxville Convention Center, Pigeon Forge Convention Center, and/or the new Convention center complex that is being built in Gatlinburg (will hold 16 mats), or Walter State has an Ag Complex just like the one they have in Williamson county. One other spot is the Sevierville Convention Center/Wilderness complex. Plenty of room but expense is high. I hope they never move it to downtown Nashville, traffic and coast would be high. MTSU may be a possibility. Large arena and plenty of parking. Of all the complaints I have heard or seen stated here the ones that really draw a major concern of mine is: 1. no shower/dressing room area; 2. dust/allergies (i had to use allergy med and allergy eye drops all weekend); The people from Williamson County did a MARVELOUS JOB working and operating the event and made me feel welcome!

I agree and I have brought this point up in the past. Wrestling, the grandest of all sports deserves the same treatment as other sports. Tennis, Track and Field, Bowling, even cross country, kids get the chance to compete against kids who attend high schools that are about the same size or at least same classification as their school. Why should wrestling be treated any different? Give the A/AA a few years. You will see more participation and you will see improved skill levels. I was approached by several small school coaches and parents of small school wrestlers asking me about what off season camps and programs they need to be involved. These people were excited about what the future of the A/AA holds for their school/wrestlers because they now believe they have a chance to compete on a fair playing ground. In 4 or 5 years, then re-evaluate

Now I will tell you this, as happy as the Pigeon Forge wrestlers, coaches, and fans were about their State Dual Championship, they are just as disappointed in their results of the Individual State Tournament. Several were not happy with their individual placing nor the Team placement. This disappointment will be what will drive them to even greater heights than they achieved this year. I love this mindset!

Alcoa has a youth program, one that is getting better each year. Coach Gossett, which by the way s not the head football coach at Alcoa, does a really good job and he has added coaches at each level of his feeder programs that also do a good job. It is very good for wrestling that Alcoa is a rising force in wrestling and especially A/AA Wrestling. Pigeon Forge and Greeneville have dominated small school duals of late and now we have a third force which will only drive each program to continue to get better or end up by the wayside.

Dont think you can base the level of wrestling success on how many wrestlers from small or large schools go on to wrestle on the "next" level. Thanks to idiotic college AD's, there simply are not enough opportunities for wrestlers to compete on the "next" level. I do know this, wrestlers from Jefferson, GA are well prepared and possess the skills to compete with anyone and compete on the "next" level. Its a matter of opportunity and personal goals. I remember before the split of public and private, the uproar from wrestling coaches upset with wrestlers from other states winning Tennessee State Championships. Their outcry was heard by the TSSAA along with those who coach football who were also voicing their objection to "all-star" teams winning state football championships. Recruiting takes place on all levels and divisions, whether people want to admit it or not. Some programs, simply attract athletes/parents to want to be a part of their program because they offer a better product than the schools their children currently go to or will go to. It seems in this day and age, parents and athletes expect to be recruited on the pre-college level and some actually shop their kids around.

Tournament Results 106 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Gavin Hutchens of Pigeon Forge 2nd Place - Garrett Gilley of West Greene 3rd Place - Dakota Isley of Chuckey-Doak 4th Place - Seth Malone of Elizabethton 1st Place Match Gavin Hutchens (Pigeon Forge) 43-11, Fr. over Garrett Gilley (West Greene) 21-3, So. (Fall 1:25). 3rd Place Match Dakota Isley (Chuckey-Doak) 18-6, Fr. over Seth Malone (Elizabethton) 23-16, Jr. (Fall 0:26). 113 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Jacob Ruiter of Pigeon Forge 2nd Place - Luke Hicks of Sullivan East 3rd Place - Austin Gilley of West Greene 4th Place - Joey Campbell of Greeneville 1st Place Match Jacob Ruiter (Pigeon Forge) 39-18, So. over Luke Hicks (Sullivan East) 24-6, So. (Dec 7-6). 3rd Place Match Austin Gilley (West Greene) 16-8, Jr. over Joey Campbell (Greeneville) 29-15, So. (Fall 0:52). 120 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Matthew Kieta of Pigeon Forge 2nd Place - Nathaniel Murphy of Alcoa 3rd Place - Logan Chase of Sullivan East 4th Place - Grayson Reed of Greeneville 1st Place Match Matthew Kieta (Pigeon Forge) 51-7, So. over Nathaniel Murphy (Alcoa) 49-7, Jr. (MD 13-5). 3rd Place Match Logan Chase (Sullivan East) 13-2, So. over Grayson Reed (Greeneville) 30-15, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:29 (15-0)). 126 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Jon Boatman of Greeneville 2nd Place - Ryan Verhulst of Alcoa 3rd Place - Austin Saporito of Grace Christian Academy 4th Place - Elias Bond of Pigeon Forge 1st Place Match Jon Boatman (Greeneville) 42-0, Sr. over Ryan Verhulst (Alcoa) 51-5, So. (Dec 2-0). 3rd Place Match Austin Saporito (Grace Christian Academy) 41-6, Sr. over Elias Bond (Pigeon Forge) 14-23, Fr. (MD 11-0). 132 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Josh Vance of Greeneville 2nd Place - Joshua Croley of Pigeon Forge 3rd Place - Timothy Morris of Happy Valley 4th Place - Joe Colby of West Greene 1st Place Match Josh Vance (Greeneville) 33-3, So. over Joshua Croley (Pigeon Forge) 21-9, So. (Dec 7-1). 3rd Place Match Timothy Morris (Happy Valley) 25-9, Sr. over Joe Colby (West Greene) 14-7, Sr. (Dec 2-0). 138 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Austyn Renshaw of Alcoa 2nd Place - Gary Reagan of Pigeon Forge 3rd Place - Caleb Arp of Greenback 4th Place - david groves of Kingston 1st Place Match Austyn Renshaw (Alcoa) 42-8, So. over Gary Reagan (Pigeon Forge) 29-24, So. (Dec 7-4). 3rd Place Match Caleb Arp (Greenback) 31-9, Sr. over david groves (Kingston) 18-9, Sr. (Dec 7-2). 145 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Isaac Frye of Pigeon Forge 2nd Place - Justin Carlson of Greeneville 3rd Place - George Hooker of Alcoa 4th Place - David Hamilton of Knoxville Catholic 1st Place Match Isaac Frye (Pigeon Forge) 43-15, Sr. over Justin Carlson (Greeneville) 36-5, Sr. (MD 10-1). 3rd Place Match George Hooker (Alcoa) 39-15, Fr. over David Hamilton (Knoxville Catholic) 12-7, Sr. (Fall 4:44). 152 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Karim Shereef of Alcoa 2nd Place - Todd Hargis of Grace Christian Academy 3rd Place - Franklin Darnell of Pigeon Forge 4th Place - Philip Nichols of CAK 1st Place Match Karim Shereef (Alcoa) 53-5, So. over Todd Hargis (Grace Christian Academy) 44-1, Sr. (Dec 5-0). 3rd Place Match Franklin Darnell (Pigeon Forge) 24-19, So. over Philip Nichols (CAK) 11-4, So. (Dec 4-3). 160 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Michael Long of CAK 2nd Place - Xavier Bohanan of Pigeon Forge 3rd Place - Michael Johnson of Grace Christian Academy 4th Place - Caleb Berg of Sullivan East 1st Place Match Michael Long (CAK) 40-1, Jr. over Xavier Bohanan (Pigeon Forge) 40-19, So. (MD 15-2). 3rd Place Match Michael Johnson (Grace Christian Academy) 37-9, Sr. over Caleb Berg (Sullivan East) 27-5, Sr. (Inj. 0:00). 170 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Marvin Areas of Elizabethton 2nd Place - Jimmy Bowman of Greeneville 3rd Place - David Comfort of Grace Christian Academy 4th Place - Chris Poole of Pigeon Forge 1st Place Match Marvin Areas (Elizabethton) 32-9, Sr. over Jimmy Bowman (Greeneville) 18-10, Jr. (Fall 5:49). 3rd Place Match David Comfort (Grace Christian Academy) 28-9, Jr. over Chris Poole (Pigeon Forge) 26-17, Jr. (Dec 6-4). 182 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Nathan Breeden of Pigeon Forge 2nd Place - Nelson Elliott of Sullivan East 3rd Place - Jerome Rehmann of Knoxville Catholic 4th Place - Jake Osborne of Elizabethton 1st Place Match Nathan Breeden (Pigeon Forge) 34-10, Jr. over Nelson Elliott (Sullivan East) 26-4, Sr. (SV-1 4-2). 3rd Place Match Jerome Rehmann (Knoxville Catholic) 20-11, Sr. over Jake Osborne (Elizabethton) 22-15, Jr. (Fall 0:38). 195 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Michael Jinkins of Grace Christian Academy 2nd Place - Christian Sisto of Pigeon Forge 3rd Place - Patrick Shurina of Knoxville Catholic 4th Place - Nicholas Kali of Alcoa 1st Place Match Michael Jinkins (Grace Christian Academy) 38-8, Sr. over Christian Sisto (Pigeon Forge) 28-22, Jr. (Dec 8-7). 3rd Place Match Patrick Shurina (Knoxville Catholic) 25-10, So. over Nicholas Kali (Alcoa) 30-14, Sr. (Dec 8-2). 220 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Samson Evans of Alcoa 2nd Place - Bryson Knight of Greeneville 3rd Place - Nicholas Hilley of Pigeon Forge 4th Place - Richie Lowery of South Greene 1st Place Match Samson Evans (Alcoa) 36-4, Fr. over Bryson Knight (Greeneville) 38-5, So. (TF-1.5 5:05 (16-0)). 3rd Place Match Nicholas Hilley (Pigeon Forge) 20-3, Jr. over Richie Lowery (South Greene) 16-4, So. (Dec 8-4). 285 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Luis Soto of Knoxville Catholic 2nd Place - Seth Fiegler of Alcoa 3rd Place - Evan Grooms of Greeneville 4th Place - Jacob Martin of Greenback 1st Place Match Luis Soto (Knoxville Catholic) 30-9, Jr. over Seth Fiegler (Alcoa) 39-23, So. (Fall 2:59). 3rd Place Match Evan Grooms (Greeneville) 28-11, Fr. over Jacob Martin (Greenback) 23-11, Sr. (Dec 4-3).

Coffetalk the coach's voted on it.

Team Scores 1. Pigeon Forge 263.5 2. Alcoa 175.0 3. Greeneville 155.0 4. Grace Christian Academy 109.5 5. West Greene 85.0 6. Sullivan East 84.0 7. Knoxville Catholic 79.0 8. Elizabethton 78.5 9. Greenback 58.5 10. CAK 49.0 11. Kingston 37.0 12. Chuckey-Doak 35.0 12. Happy Valley 35.0 14. South Greene 33.0 15. Livingston Acad. 19.0 16. Sullivan South 16.0 17. Austin East 8.0 18. Union Co. 7.0 19. Hancock Co. 0.0 19. Knoxville Fulton 0.0 19. Northview 0.0

Also, THANK YOU TO TRACK WRESTLING! BEST THING SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE SPLADLE FOR WRESTLING!

220 1st Evans- Alcoa 2nd Knight-Gr 3rd Hilley - PF 4th Lowery - SG

195 1st Jinkins - Gr 2nd Sisto - PF 3rd Shurina - KNC 4th Kali - Alcoa

Alcoa, Greeneville, Pigeon Forge, West Greene, Sullivan East, So many Young Wrestlers on these teams. Keep them out Coaches! Keep getting better! Also So many new teams on the scoreboard: Happy Valley, South Greene, and Livingston Academy! Sport is growing here in East Tennessee and its not easy start a new program from scratch! I hope the schools Administration, Students, and the community support and encourage their efforts! I say BRAVO to the AD's and Principal's of these schools for adding the Sport of Wrestling and increasing the opportunities for their students to compete in athletics!